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Despite headwind, Qunar triples its mobile revenue, bets on merchant model

By Martin Cowen | August 25, 2015

China's second biggest OTA Qunar has said that it is "closing the gap" with market leader Ctrip and that leisure travel in China is "immune" to the recent slowdown in the country's growth. The OTA' Read More

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Reflections on Ryanair's mobile website...

By Viewpoints | August 3, 2015

Ryanair quietly launched its first mobile booking website last month. This follows CEO Michael O’Leary’s announcement in its 2014 annual report that the carrier will no longer “allow” competitors to “ Read More

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Uber devotes an extra $1 billion to ramp up India operations

By Martin Cowen | July 31, 2015

Uber has confirmed that it has earmarked another $1 billion for the Indian market and is confident that there will be one million Uber rides a day in India within the next six to nine months. The Read More

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Thomas Cook starts to see tablet/mobile bookings take off

By Martin Cowen | July 30, 2015

Tour operator Thomas Cook has said that one-third of bookings made online from the UK and Netherlands are coming from tablets or mobile devices. In its Q3s released today, it mentioned the benefici Read More

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Mobile booking is here, but travel firms are missing out

By Viewpoints | July 16, 2015

Mobile is the new normal - 34 % of global ecommerce transactions across all industries are happening on mobile devices NB: This is an analysis by James Smith, executive vice president for the Ameri Read More

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How the UK differs from the US when engaging with content and booking in travel

By Nick Vivion | July 1, 2015

The UK is quite different than the US when it comes to engaging with travel content and making bookings, a recent report from Expedia Media Solutions has found. Tablets continue to grow share in th Read More

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Version diversion in travel - a dilemma for mobile engineers

By Viewpoints | June 25, 2015

Mobile specialists and marketers needs to consider many thing when developing apps for travellers from China. NB: This is a guest article by Ritesh Gupta, a reporter for China Travel News. For s Read More

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Hotel robots catch up to personalization as hot topics in hospitality

By Nick Vivion | June 24, 2015

Beyond the impending doom of Tropical Storm Bill, there were two clear standouts from this year's HITEC in Austin 2015: robots and personalization. Robot revolution Despite rising in mainstream Read More

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Ixigo sells stake to and partners with handset maker

By Martin Cowen | June 23, 2015

Indian travel search site ixigo.com expects to "quadruple the number of mobile users" over the next year following a strategic investment from mobile handset manufacturer Micromax. Terms of the dea Read More

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Mobile ads, user generated data and instant booking are the trends to watch in travel

By Viewpoints | June 22, 2015

Respected and unofficial tech industry bellwether Mary Meeker from KPCB recently released her 20th Internet Trends Report. Tnooz covered it here, but I haven't another take on some of its findings. Read More

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Uber takes to a mobile game to improve driver navigation skills — and recruitment

By Nick Vivion | June 15, 2015

Uber snags headlines with delivery cute kittens or delicious food — but never before has the transportation app released a mobile game. The game is called UberDRIVE and its aim is to showcase "a day i Read More

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Despite promise, travel bookings on mobile devices still lagging

By Nick Vivion | June 10, 2015

The push towards mobile bookings has been a long slog, with a recent push of strength showing that 1 in 4 consumers had completed bookings via mobile. Yet this number might be a bit generous, espec Read More

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Cleartrip shows the value of mobile web

By Martin Cowen | June 9, 2015

Indian OTA Cleartrip has outlined a sharp growth in mobile bookings and expects its relaunched mobile web site to drive even bigger numbers in the future. In the first three months of last year, m Read More

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Startup pitch: Mobile-only Mesmo works to connect the world around common interests

By Nick Vivion | June 8, 2015

Today's travel startup pitch comes from Mesmo, a new mobile-only networking app focused on connecting like-minded people before, during and after trips. Rather than being a Tinder-style matchmaking Read More

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One in every five dollars spent on travel now coming from mobile

By Nick Vivion | May 22, 2015

Mobile continues to drive more bookings in travel, with one in five dollars now coming from the channel. This is according to a new report from Adobe, called the Digital Index, which features a mas Read More

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